Road & Rail Equipment

Canada’s top fleet of specialty rail equipment

Road & Rail Equipment enables our people, across the Universal family of companies, to deliver exceptional service. Regardless of the project, our equipment is scheduled, available and in optimal operating condition to give our team members the tools and horsepower they need to get the done job.

True to our commit of Doing It Right, we have invested in a modern fleet of more than 100 pieces of specialty railway equipment as well as a fleet of transport vehicles suited for conditions across Canada. Our extensive fleet gives us the capacity and capability to perform all rail related functions for Class 1 & 2, short line, industry, and transit clients safely and efficiently.

Our in-house equipment coordinators and mechanics work to ensure that our equipment is where it needs to be, when it needs to be and in excellent working condition. We strive and continue to maintain a 95 per cent rate of working serviceability with all of our equipment. Our policy is to renew or overhaul our fleet every five years and to maintain strict service, daily inspection and maintenance logs.

Our specialty rail equipment fleet includes:

Mark IV Tampers

Jupiter System

Double barrel receivers

Tie finder

Production ballast regulators

Knox Kershaw 925s and 850s

Kershaw 46-6s and 46-2s

Tie and rail equipment

Pettibone Speedswing’s 445s and 441s

Nordco TRIPP tie inserters

Nordco CX auto-spiker/guager

Knox Kershaw KTC 1100 – tie cranes

Nordco SP2R dual spike puller

Nordco auto-lifts

Hi-rail

10 tonne Hi-rail boom truck with air

ARA knuckle, magnet and bins

3 tonne TEO crew cabs

2 tonne Hi-rail crew cabs

1 tonne Hi-rail crew cabs

Doing It Right

In the railway industry, track is the foundation. Doing It Right speaks to our track record. It starts with our people, who average more than 20 years rail services experience. It extends to every choice we make and everything we deliver to you.